{"id":27156,"date":"2021-12-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=27156"},"modified":"2022-01-11T15:58:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T15:58:12","slug":"gallery-your-pictures-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/2021\/12\/16\/gallery-your-pictures-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallery: Your pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Your best photos submitted to the magazine this month<\/p>\n\n

PHOTO OF THE MONTH<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The Seahorse Nebula<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Emil Andronic, Bushey, Hertfordshire, 7 September\u20132 October 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Emil says: <\/strong>\u201cThis is the dark nebula Barnard 150 in LRGB (Luminance, Red, Green and Blue). Living in London suburbs under Bortle 7 skies has put me off trying to image dark nebulae, but I\u2019ve been wanting to capture this target for ages and I had to try and see if it was possible.\u201d<\/span>
Equipment: <\/strong>ZWO ASI294MM Pro camera,<\/span> Astro-Tech AT 106LE triplet apo refractor, Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 mount
Exposure:<\/strong> L 100x 180\u201d, R 50x 180\u201d, G 50x 180\u201d, B 50x 180\u201d
Software: <\/strong>SG Pro, Astro Pixel Processor, PixInsight, Photoshop<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Emil\u2019s top tips:<\/strong> \u201cLight pollution is a major issue for me. To combat it, a mono camera has some great advantages. Combined with<\/span> a light pollution filter instead of a luminance one, you\u2019ll get much better contrast and detail for targets like dark nebulae. Wait for the perfect time when the target is at its highest and there\u2019s no Moon. Keep the camera gain and exposure time relatively low to stop the sensor being swamped by light, but gather more Luminance (L) data than the Red, Green and Blue (RGB) channels to suppress unwanted noise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

The Heart and Soul Nebulae<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Martin Bracken, Chelmsford, 25 September\u20133 November 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Martin says: <\/strong>\u201cThis six-panel mosaic shows what can be achieved using amateur equipment and narrowband filters even in lightpolluted conditions.\u201d<\/span>
Equipment:<\/strong> ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera, Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED refractor, Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro mount <\/span>
Exposure:<\/strong> each panel 60x 300\u201d <\/span>
Software:<\/strong> NINA, DeepSkyStacker, MS ICE, PixInsight, Photoshop<\/span><\/p>\n\n

The Pleiades<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Matthew Shutter, Tring, Buckinghamshire, 2 November 2021<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Matthew says: <\/strong>\u201cI captured this using my new dedicated astro camera. It improves the signal-to-noise ratio of my image.\u201d<\/span>
Equipment:<\/strong> ZWO ASI1600MM Pro camera, William Optics Zenithstar 73 apo refractor, iOptron GEM28 mount <\/span>
Exposure: <\/strong>L 180\u2019, R 60\u2019, G 60\u2019, B 60\u2019\u201d <\/span>
Software: <\/strong>PixInsight<\/span><\/p>\n\n

The Andromeda Galaxy<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Paul Gordon, Rochford, Essex, 1 and 3 October 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Paul says: <\/strong>\u201cIt was a clear night with stable seeing so I targeted Andromeda as it was close to the zenith and favourably placed.\u201d <\/span>
Equipment:<\/strong> ZWO ASI533MC camera, William Optics Zenithstar 73 apo refractor, Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro mount <\/span>
Exposure:<\/strong> 51x 2\u2019, gain 300 <\/span>
Software:<\/strong> SharpCap, DeepSkyStacker, Topaz, Photoshop<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Satellite sky<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Adam Gray, New Forest, Hampshire, 13 August 2021 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Adam says: <\/strong>\u201cThis highlights the problem with the number of satellites in our skies. I was imaging the Perseids, but the only meteor here is to the left of the star Vega.\u201d
Equipment:<\/strong> Canon 2000D DSLR, Samyang 14mm lens, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i <\/span>
Exposure:<\/strong> ISO 1600 f\/2.8, 84x 30\u201d <\/span>
Software:<\/strong> Photoshop<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Sunspots<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Arturo Buenrostro, Dallas, Texas, USA, 30 October 2021<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Arturo says:<\/strong> \u201cAccelerating solar activity reveals new landscapes\u201d<\/span>
Equipment:<\/strong> ZWO ASI178MM camera, Lunt 60mm H-Alpha telescope with doublestack 50mm filter and B1200 blocking filter, Sky-Watcher AZ- EQ6 Pro mount <\/span>
Exposure:<\/strong> video of 3,500 frames (70\u201d) <\/span>
Software: <\/span><\/strong>FireCapture, AutoStakkert!, RegiStax, Photoshop<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Comet passing Antares<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Jos\u00e9 Chamb\u00f3, remotely via Siding Spring Observatory, NSW Australia, 5 October 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Jos\u00e9 says: <\/strong>\u201cComet C\/2020 T2 (Palomar) adds a note of discordant green as it moves between dark clouds of dust, reflection nebulae illuminated by the red supergiant star Antares, ancient globular clusters and clouds of ionised hydrogen. All this, perhaps, is one of the most dramatic landscapes in the Milky Way.\u201d<\/span>
Equipment:<\/strong> FLI ProLine 16803 camera, TeleVue NP127 refractor, 10Micron 2000 HPS mount <\/span>
Exposure:<\/strong> 11\u2019 total <\/span>
Software:<\/strong> PixInsight<\/span><\/p>\n\n

The Little Rosette Nebula<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Chad Leader, North Brentwood, Maryland, USA, 6, 7 and 9 September 2021<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Chad says:<\/strong> \u201cAlthough not an object that is photographed very often, Sh2-170 boasts some interesting details when imaged at a longer focal length.\u201d<\/span>
Equipment:<\/strong> ZWO ASI294MM Pro camera, Celestron 8-inch EdgeHD OTA, Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount <\/span>
Exposure:<\/strong> Ha 96x 300\u201d, OIII 94x 300\u201d, SII 83x 300\u201d <\/span>
Software: <\/strong>PixInsight<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Supernova remnant CTB-1<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Bill Batchelor, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, July\u2013August 2021 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Bill says:<\/strong> \u201cThis large but very faint target is a challenge, especially through several nights of thick smoke from regional forest fires.\u201d
Equipment:<\/strong> ZWO ASI1600MM Pro camera, William Optics FLT98 refractor, Celestron Advanced AVX mount <\/span>
Exposure:<\/strong> Ha 13h, OIII 8h, SII 3h <\/span>
Software:<\/strong> SG Pro, PixInsight<\/span><\/p>\n\n